Ali Suleiman

Jury Member

Widely acclaimed Palestinian actor Ali Sulaiman (b. Nazareth, 1977), shot to fame with his first major role in Hany Abu-Assad’s Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning Paradise Now (2005), building up a remarkable body of work and becoming one of the most sought-after actors not only in the region but also internationally. He starred in award-winning films such as Zizana (2016) directed by Majid Alansari, and The Time That Remains (2009) by Elia Suleiman. He is one of the few actors from the Middle East to have worked with top Hollywood directors, such as Ridley Scott in Body of Lies (2008). His other notable credits include Cruel Summer (2012) by Kanye West and Alexandre Moors, Jessica Hebei’s Mars at Sunrise (2012), Ziad Doueiri’s Attack (2012); Inheritance (2012), directed by Hiam Abbas, and The Worthy (2016), directed by pioneering Emirati filmmaker Ali F. Mostafa. He received Best Actor Award at the 2011 Dubai International Film Festival, 2012 Carthage Film Festival and the 2016 Alexandria Film Festival.

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